Portrait of Jim Lambie

BOSTON, MA.-Artist Jim Lambie has turned 50 ordinary chairs into one extraordinary work of art when he debuted his site-specific installation at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), for RSVP: Jim Lambie. The chairs, sliced in half—some painted in pulsating colors, some covered with broken mirrors, and some with objects attached— animate the Museum’s public space with a rhythmic and kaleidoscopic energy. Lambie’s installation is part of the series RSVPmfa in which artists are invited to respond to, and work among, the exceptional collections, architecture, and grounds of the Museum of Fine Arts with creations that extend beyond the traditional gallery. For this project, specifically designed for the MFA, the artist installed a group of chairs emerging from the expansive first floor Galleria wall of the I.M. Pei–designed West Wing. Lambie and his assistants began installation of his work the week of November 5 and complete it by November 10. RSVP: Jim Lambie will be on view through May 25, 2008. It is made possible by The Contemporaries, MFA art enthusiasts whose generous donations directly support the Museum’s Department of Contemporary Art.

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